Top 3 Moments in June “The Greatest Month In Sports”

It’s July and that means one thing the greatest month in sports is over, for this year at least. June has held a big place in sports for many years now. I personally consider it to be the most memorable month in sports every year. No one can forget the O.J. Simpson bronco chase in June of 1994. Other unforgettable images pop up as well. Michael Jordan winning his championships with the Chicago Bulls and sealing his place on sports history. The Stanley Cup classics with greats like Wayne Gretzky capturing the cup numerous times for the Edmonton Oilers in the 1980s. Numerous World Cup soccer competitions had their start in June and also brought many memorable moments with them. Major League Baseball has some of its most exciting games matching up teams from the N.L. and A.L. in inter league play. There have been so many great things that occurred during this month. So I decided to give you my top 3 moments for this past month. Let’s take a look…

#1- LEBRON JAMES WINS HIS FIRST NBA TITLE (June 21st, 2012)

Lebron James celebrates with the Miami Heat.(Getty Images)

After 9 seasons in the NBA Lebron James showed the world that he was in fact a champion. The Miami Heat defated the Oklahoma City Thunder and their young rising superstar Kevin Durant in 5 games to win the NBA Title. This Miami Heat team was heavely favored going into the season to take the title. They had some rough moments in their Eastern Conference Finals series against the Boston Celtics but they came out on top and advanced to their second NBA Finals in a row. Lebron showed a level of play and maturity like we have never seen from him before. Lebron can have a nice relating summer and pick up the pursuit of more NBA Titles in the fall.

#2- THE LOS ANGELES KINGS TAKE THE STANLEY CUP (June 11th, 2012)

The Kings shocked the world this year in the NHL Playoffs.(Getty Images)

The surprising L.A. Kings won the Lord Stanley’s Cup in 6 games over the New Jersey Devils. This Stanley Cup victory will never be forgotten by the hockey world or the sports world for that matter. The city of L.A. needed this victory at a time when the Lakers and Clippers both were knocked out of the NBA Playoffs early. The city of L.A. got red hot over the Kings outstanding postseason run. Many casual fans that disappeared when Wayne Gretzky left the team for the Rangers in the late 90′s were back. The American Hockey scene needed this victory as well. This could spark excitement and push the sport even further in the American Culture.

#3- MATT CAIN’S PERFECT PERFORMANCE (June 13th, 2012)

The Giants Matt Cain pitching perfection.(Getty Images)

On the 13th of June the San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Matt Cain threw baseball’s 22 perfect game ever. This was the second perfect game this season, Phil Humber of the White Sox threw a perfect ball game in April against the Mariners in Seattle. Matt Cain’s perfect game ended in a score of 10-0 against the Houston Astors. Stat wise this could be considered one of the best perfect games ever. Matt Cain struck out an impressive 14 batters during the game. A feat which had only been done one time before when Sandy Koufax threw a perfect game in 1965. The great game had a great moment at the end when Cain met his wife in the dugout to celebrate his history making performance with her.